In the picture above—snapped by the Advanced Land Imager aboard NASA's Earth Observing-1 satellite—a steam plume also rises where the lava flow meets snow, adding to the billowing white clouds streaming from the volcano.

As of March 31, the Iceland volcano is still erupting, and it may continue for several months, according to NASA.

"Iceland is too far north from the ISS orbit, but I could see it smoking:-)," Soichi wrote to his Twitter followers.

Photograph courtesy NASA

Lava Burst at Iceland Volcano

Seen at slightly closer range, lava plumes make a stark contrast against the icy landscape in an aerial view of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano taken March 22.

The eruption created a 2,000-foot-long (500-meter-long) fissure in Fimmvörduháls pass, to the west of the ice-covered summit of Eyjafjallajökull. Lava fountains soon began spouting from the vent, prompting fears of flooding due to melting ice.

But the current eruption is in an area covered by winter snow, not permanent ice, making the flood risk minimal, according to NASA.

Photograph from European Pressphoto Agency via Corbis

Iceland Volcano Light Show

People watch lava erupt from Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano on March 24.

In a show of local ingenuity, Icelandic chefs from a luxury hotel in the Icelandic capital, Reykjavik, recently offered high-paying clients a gourmet meal cooked using the volcano's smoldering heat. On the menu: lobster soup and fish flambé with shallots, washed down with champagne.